My 2nd to last card to share with you from my craft retreat back in October! Country Home has by far been one of my favorite stamp sets. I have always been a fan of rustic and country themed decor, so this set speaks to me on so many levels. I decided I needed to try a purple, I don’t use enough purple!

Lemon Lime Twist and Gorgeous Grape make a perfect match. I love the Mini Ruffled Ribbon, available in the 2017-2019 In-Colors! It looks great just folded and tucked behind a focal point, as shown my card here.
Of course, I had to smooch my background, one of my favorite and most-used background techniques. Don’t know what the smooching technique is? You can download my step-by-step tutorial here: Smooching Technique

This time I used Shimmery White Cardstock for my floral and milk can images & watercolored them with an Aqua Painter and Stampin’ Up! Classic Inks. The trick for a great watercolor look is to add color in thin layers, allow it to dry completely and then add more color for depth and shading.

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Stesha

This was the first time I inked up the Accented Blooms Stamp Set and I LOVE it! I created this card during my retreat back in October, so I went with fall-themed colors, do you like? I think it would look just as beautiful in holiday colors such as Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, & Daffodil Delight!

Step-by-Step Instructions:

With a Stampin’ Trimmer, cut a piece of Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock to 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score and fold at 5 1/2″.

One of my favorite techniques is embossing with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and watercolor in the image. Having the lines embossed makes it so much easier to color the image and stay within the thin lines.

I love that we can color most all embellishments with our Stampin’ Blends to make them custom to match our creations. I must say, I am kind of obsessed with coloring them. It just makes them so versatile to have in any color I need.
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The GDP Design Team has some amazing creations to inspire you! Please hop on over and check out their challenge submissions and also of those that play along! We would love to have you play along with us!

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Stesha

It’s Friday and time for a Technique! This month’s technique is Heat Embossing. I decided to showcase the upcoming, limited release, Color Your Season products, available August 1, 2018. I love this floral image and decided to indulge in the new colors from the Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2, available as part of this release.

With a Stampin’ Trimmer, cut a piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock to 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score and fold at 5 1/2″.

Cut a piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. Stamp the floral image on top and bottom (rotating it 180 degrees within the Stamparatus) in Versamark Ink. Cover in Whisper White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and set with a Heat Tool.

Color the floral images with Watercolor Pencils and blend with a Blender Pen.

Crop a piece of Granny Apple Green & a piece of Vellum Cardstock with the smallest Stitched Season Framelit Die. Adhere together with a Mini Glue Dot.

Apply a strip of Snail Adhesive to the backside and add several loops of Rose Metallic Thread. Adhere to card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used the Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Flirty Flamingo, Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry Watercolor Pencils. All but Rich Razzleberry are from the Assortment 2 pack available August 1st. They blend nicely with a Blender Pen! The lines just disappear.

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder looks fabulous on Crumb Cake Cardstock. I have also created this card using Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder, which I will share with you in the near future.

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Be sure to visit the TGIF Challenge Blog to gain oodles of inspiration from the Design Team and others that play along! Submit your creations and play along with us!

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Jane Harrah: Happy Anniversary Young lady! Beautiful card. I love how you fussy cut the lowers around the “amazing” die. Everything just pops and is so colorful. I love the early release items because they go together so beautifully. The paper is colorful and the stamps seem perfect with it. Thank you so much for sharing, as always.

Step-by-Step Instructions

With a Stampin’ Trimmer, cut a piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock to 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score and fold at 5 1/2″.

Cut a piece of the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. Adhere at a slight slant with Snail Adhesive.

Cut a piece of Rich Razzleberry Cardstock to 3 3/4″ x 5″. Adhere two 3 3/4″ strips of ribbon to the end as shown. Adhere at a slant with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Cut a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to 3 1/2″ x 4 5/8″. Ink up the background stamp (Love What You Do Stamp Set) in Rich Razzleberry Ink and stamp as shown.

The Stamparatus is the perfect tool to align an image for a “double stamp”. I wanted to emboss the trio of flowers outline, so I first stamped it in Basic Black. Then I used the Stamparatus to perfectly align the stamp to apply Versamark Ink directly over the Basic Black. Add your embossing powder, set with a Heat Tool and your done!

Want to watch a video featuring products from the Share What You Love Suite Early Release?

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Great for noting your favorites as you stroll through the new catalog!

Although you cannot purchase the Love What You Do Stamp Set and Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper individually (Yet, available June 1st), you can purchase them as part of fabulous bundles, each containing FREE merchandise.

I cannot wait to see what everyone does with this fabulous Share What You Love Early Release Bundle! You can download the FLYER that walks you through each bundle by clicking on the photo below! Please let me know if you have any questions!

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Today is a day full of fun and special events….and today also happens to be my wedding anniversary! So I decided to celebrate with giving away some Hoot-a-Riffic Blog Candy! The Amazing You Stamp Set from Sale-a-Bration and the coordinating Celebrate You Thinlits Dies!

All you have to do is Comment Here on what you love about the Share What You Love Early Release from Stampin’ Up! Deadline to comment is Sunday, May 6th, 2018 at 11:59 pm. Winner will be announced on Tuesday, May 8th via my blog post! Good luck to EVERYONE!

Step-by-Step Instructions

With a Stampin’ Trimmer, cut a piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock to 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score and fold at 5 1/2″.

Cut a piece of Share What You Love Designer Series Paper (DSP) to 1 1/4″ x 4 1/4″. Adhere with Snail Adhesive.

Cut a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″. Wrap a piece of Real Red 3/8″ Cotton Ribbon (available June 1st, 2018) and adhere to the back side with Snail Adhesive.

Wrap a piece of Basic Black Solid Baker’s Twine around the red ribbon and secure with a bow as shown.

Stamp the trio flower image from the Love What You Do Stamp Set in Black Stazon (returning June 1st) or Basic Black Archival Ink (retiring May 31st) onto Shimmery White Cardstock. Color two bunches with an Aqua Painter and Tranquil Tide Classic Ink. Color the 3rd bunch with an Aqua Painter and Real Red Classic Ink. Snip out with a Paper Snips, cutting the lower flower to be on its own. Arrange as shown, adhering with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using a Big Shot and the largest Stitched Oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, crop a piece of Whisper White Cardstock. Slip the bottom under the Red Ribbon and adhere with Snail Adhesive.

I wanted to show you that the Love What You Do Stamp Set can be amazing in any color palette. Tranquil Tide and Real Red pair well together and can be great as a holiday color palette. The Red Ribbon and Red Rhinestones are a sneak peek from the upcoming 2018-2019 Annual Catalog. They will be available to order, starting June 1, 2018.

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Even though you cannot buy the Love What You Do Stamp Set and Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper individually until June 1st, 2018, you can purchase them as part of the Early Release Bundles found below! Each bundle contains FREE products, so check them out and get this fabulous bundle of products in your hands!

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Thanks for stopping by! Have a Hoot-a-Riffic Day!

Stesha

Welcome to another blog hop with Stamp Review Crew! Today’s featured stamp set is the beautiful Eastern Beauty!

The Stamp Review Crew Brings You: Eastern Beauty Stamp Set

So I am a little obsessed with the New Stampin’ Blends and try to incorporate them into as many projects as I can….cause, let’s face it, I just can’t get enough of them! So when I grabbed the Eastern Beauty Stamp Set, I envisioned something that I could color…and so my card was born!

The focal point of my card uses three stamps from the Eastern Beauty Stamp Set. Tip: Make sure to use Tuxedo Black Momento Ink and Whisper White Thick Cardstock when using Stampin’ Blends. I started with the flower petal-like image and then added the dots around the outside. Once that was complete, I grabbed the largest circle framelit die from Layering Circles pack and quickly cropped it out with the assistance of my Big Shot and Magnetic Platform. I decided that the inside of the petal-like image needed a little boost, so I added the additional image. You can see them in the product photo below.

I used Bermuda Bay Cardstock as my base, cut to 4.25 in x 11 in and scored/folded at 5.5 in. I then layered Basic Black Cardstock cut 1/8 in smaller at 4 1/8 in x 5 3/8 in., adhering it to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I took Shimmery White Cardstock and added Bermuda Bay Ink using the Paper Smooching Technique. (Download the Tutorial Here). I added the focal point, laying Calypso Coral 1/8 in. Sheer Ribbon behind it, prior to adhering it with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I then stamped the two sentiments in Basic Black Archival Ink and added Black Rhinestone Jewels as a final touch.

I hope you have enjoyed my creation with the Eastern Beauty Stamp Set. Please Comment Here if you have any questions, I love hearing from you! Be sure to hop along to find more inspiration from the Stamp Review Crew, using the buttons below.

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Here are a few of my previous creations using the Eastern Beauty Bundle.

Here is the list of products used in my Eastern Beauty Blog Post:

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